TVNZ has unveiled plans to refresh Breakfast next year and announced that co-host Jenny-May Clarkson is leaving the broadcaster.
10 Likes
I know sheâs over at Stuff/three but Laura Tupou would be perfect paired with Chris on Breakfast. Laura was always a natural when filling in on AM and the project, she would be my pick.
Or they could take a risk and poach Lisette
7 Likes
The comments section on social media has been harsh on this news. Plenty of nasty racists going to start watching the show from next year though apparently 
Many also hoping for an impartial replacement host and then suggesting Paul Henry and Ryan Bridge.
3 Likes
Jenny-Mayâs final day with Breakfast is this Friday.
2 Likes
Tova Oâ Brien, Melissa Chan-Green and Lloyd Burr are the three frontrunners for the host position.
5 Likes
Because no one cultivates talent like TV3!
3 Likes
No thanks to all of them. Personally as I said earlier, Iâd liked to see Laura Tupou take the role. Lloyd is good, Melissa is a good newsreader but I find her interactions/banter as forced and quite stale. Just my take.
2 Likes
Yawn, Melissa has had her turn on AM and all due respect was pretty dull, they need someone more engaging
4 Likes
Why donât they just poach Sam Hayes and have done with it
1 Like
FYI: Simon Dallowâs final bulletin is Friday.
6 Likes
Caught up on TVNZ+ with Breakfast the past two days. Wendy really is a breath of fresh air in whatever sheâs hosting.
She probably wonât be considered for the role but she definitely deserves it. But I guess thatâs her personal choice as well.
they need to bring a newsreader back. Whatâs the issue using their newsroom reporter to come in every half hour?
and a proper opening sequence
Edit: I didnât realise how many sponsored segments they have now. Kinda feels like good morning
4 Likes
Itâs a shadow of the show it once was - the Paul/Kay and Paul/Pippa years it felt like the show was flying. Now itâs really lifeless.
I hope the retooling mentioned sees it redevelop an edge of sorts.
3 Likes
I am hoping they atleast have a newsreader. I am wondering to if they will cut the show down to 2 hours a day from 7 to 9 am. They only ever extended to three hours to compete with Sunrise and we know how that went, so dont see a need to stay at 3 hours, other than if they feel the audience would drop in a massive way.
Also, I am one of those people who hate it when someone leaves and ask if so and so would come back, but this time I feel there is an exception. In saying this I wonder if now that Pippas kids are older, she would consider coming back, she really does have something quite unique and makes you want to watch.
1 Like
Totally agree on Pippa, she would be great to return.
3 hours does feel too long as well. Iâd look at 6:30-9 like it was in the Breakfast Business days, that felt a better balance.
1 Like
why not just do the first hour as a straight news/business bulletin then 2 hours of breakfast?
Iâm not sure, given the resources that were lost when Midday and Tonight were canned that there would be an ability to stand up an hour at 6am, but I like the concept.
1 Like
Itâd be the same resources that are going into the current 6am hour of Breakfast just positioned differently.
1 Like
I suspect youâd need to upscale investment in packages etc still, depending on the format.
1 Like
Even half an hour, like Today News do here in Australia.
1 Like
I hope Simon gets a proper farewell tonight and walk of honour. Big loss for TVNZ imo
3 Likes